# Rajapur Village, Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bada Malhera, Chhatarpur 

# Rajapur

Rajapur is a village in Bada Malhera sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,293 people in 294 households**, the 26th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 1,293people (2011)
- 294households
- 60.1%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Rajapur PIN code and other codes

Rajapur falls in Bada Malhera sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBada Malhera
- Census village code458147

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Rajapur from nearby towns?

- Bada Malhera (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bada Malhera (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Rajapur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bada Malhera
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Rajapur known for?

About 58% of the 225 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rajapur

Of every 100 households in Rajapur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Rajapur · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**98%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**35%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Rajapur?

■ Rajapur · ■ Bada Malhera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**915

Working population ****52.8%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.2% for men and 44.3% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 279 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (7%) · **■** Marginal 344 (50%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bada Malhera

- Ghinochi1,371 people
- Karri1,320 people
- Surajpura Road1,294 people
- Garkhuwan1,293 people
- Dharampura1,262 people
- Peera1,253 people
- Satpara1,252 people
- Jasguwan Kalan1,250 people

[All 108 villages in Bada Malhera](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bada-malhera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Rajapur from Chhatarpur?56 km by road
- What is the population of Rajapur?1,293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapur in?Chhatarpur district (Bada Malhera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Rajapur?60.1% (Census 2011)
